5 His purposes will ripen fast, The bud may have a bitter taste, 6 Blind unbelief is sure to err, God is his own interpreter, 102. L. M. ; GREAT Ruler of the earth and skies! Can sink the worlds, or make them rise: 2 When angry nations rush to arms, 3 That word which stills the raging seas When the loud waves tempestuous roar, Commands the warring world to peace, And noise and tumult are no more. 4 Thou good, and wise, and righteous Lord! 103. C. M. The Government of God includes all Events. Ps. cxlv. 1 THY kingdom, Lord! for ever stands, 2 Thy sovereign bounty freely gives 3 Evil and good before thee stand, The blessing comes at thy command, 4 In all thy dealings, Lord! we own 104. L. M. All Creatures dependent on God. 1 VAST are thy works, Almighty Lord! 2 The various tribes of creatures stand, But when thy face is hid, they mourn; Repairs the wastes of time and death. 4 How vast thy works! how great thy skill! The universe thy glories fill: Yet humble souls may seek thy face, And tell their wants to boundless grace. 5 In thee our hopes and wishes meet, 105. L. M. God the Source of Light. 1 PRAISE to the Lord of boundless might, With uncreated glories bright, Whose presence gilds the worlds above; The unchanging source of light and love! 2 "Let there be light," Jehovah said; 3 Thus o'er the mind, when lost it lies 4 O Lord, thy cheering beams impart, 106. L. M. God every where Present with his People. 1 THY presence, Everlasting God! 2 Thy favour crowns them when they meet, 3 In thee our cheerful hopes we place; 4 Give us within thy house to raise 107. L. M. God's Mercy to the Righteous. I THE Almighty reigns, enthron'd on high, O'er all the earth, o'er all the sky; Though clouds and darkness veil his feet, His dwelling is the mercy-seat. 2 Immortal light, and joys unknown, Rejoice, ye righteous, and record To those bright realms we lift our eyes, 2 He lives, the everlasting God, Who built the world, who spread the flood: He lives, and by his heavenly care Preserves our lives in every snare. |